SOFMI Workshop Lecture Automation of Mix Settings and Effects in Logic Pro X 2 PDF

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This PDF document contains a specified tutorial lecture on how to Apply Sound Effects and Signal Chains and Utilize Automation to modify the Mix Process. The Lecture was split into two weeks due to longetivity.
The Lecture was lead by Dr. Andrew Dolphin (SOFMI Unit Coordinator)
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Automation of Mix Settings and Effects in Logic Pro X (2/2)

You have the following Write options for track automation: • Move any fader or control on the selected channel strip with the automation mode set to Touch, Latch, or Write. In real-world usage, you’ll rarely (if ever) use the destructive Write mode, which erases all automation. The standard Write modes are Touch and Latch. • Choose a parameter from the Automation Parameter pop-up menu in the track header, then adjust the numerical display in the track header, with one of the modes turned on. • Move the faders or knobs of a connected hardware controller, with one of the modes turned on. • Use the Pointer or Pencil tool to draw your automation curve. You can specify the mode that the application switches to after a Write operation has been performed using the Automation Preferences pane. Chapter 17 Automate mix and effects settings 539 Select, copy, move, and delete automation Select, copy, and move automation After you create control points and curves, you can easily change things to meet your needs. You can copy automation within a track or between tracks and can move automation within a track. When moving regions, you can choose whether or not to move any existing automation with it. You can only use the Automation Curve tool to bend automation curves when Show

Advanced Tools is selected in the Advanced preferences pane. Select automation m Drag any selection of control points and curves. Copy automation within a track m Select the points or curves you want to copy, then Option-drag the selection to a different location on the track. Any existing points in the target location are deleted. Copy automation between tracks 1 Hold down Shift while dragging a selection within the automation area. 2 Choose Edit > Copy (or use the corresponding key command). 3 Select the track you want to copy the automation to. 4 Choose Edit > Paste (or use the corresponding key command). Move automation Do one of the following: m Select the points or curves you want to move, then drag them horizontally or vertically. m Hold down Control while dragging control points or curves. This technique allows fine adjustment of the point or curve value. Any existing points in the target location are deleted. Move regions with or without automation m Choose one of the following Move Automation with Regions options in the Preferences > Automation pane: • Never: Does not move automation when you move regions. • Always: Always moves automation when you move regions. The automation area encompassed by the region boundaries is moved. • Ask: A dialog prompts you to move the automation—or leave it where it is—whenever you move a region. m Control-click the track lane, then choose one of the following options from the shortcut menu that appears: • Never move Automation with Regions

• Always move Automation with Regions • Ask to move Automation with Regions Chapter 17 Automate mix and effects settings 540 Move a region selection with its automation 1 Drag across the region with the Marquee tool. 2 Choose Edit > Copy from the Tracks area menu bar. 3 Select the track you want to copy the automation data to, then move the playhead to the insertion point. 4 Choose Edit > Paste from the Tracks area menu bar. The region selection, along with its automation, is copied to the target track at the playhead position. Bend an automation curve Do one of the following: m Drag an automation curve with the Automation Curve tool. m Hold down Control-Shift while dragging an automation curve with the Pointer tool. Delete automation You can delete individual control points, multiple control points, or use a number of commands to delete automation across tracks. The commands to delete automation are only available when Show Advanced Tools is selected in the Advanced preferences pane. Delete a single control point m Double-click the control point. m Select the control point, then press Delete. m Drag across the control point with the Eraser tool. Delete multiple control points m Select multiple control points, then press Delete. Important: Make sure that no regions are selected, or they will also be deleted. Delete automation using commands m Choose one of the following options from Mix > Delete Automation: • Delete Visible Automation on Selected Track: Removes automation for the active automation parameter. • Delete All Automation on Selected Track: Removes all automation from the selected track. • Delete Orphaned Automation on Selected Track: Removes all orphaned automation from the

selected track. Automation can become orphaned when copied between tracks. • Delete All Automation: Removes all automation from all tracks. Chapter 17 Automate mix and effects settings 541 Snap automation to grid positions You can snap track automation to grid positions. When snapping is available, and Show Advanced Tools is selected in the Advanced preferences pane, you can also offset automation, by moving it slightly forward or backward in time. Offsetting automation compensates for any audio hardware latencies, excessive processor loads, or plug-in delays. Snap control points to the chosen Snap grid value m Choose Snap Automation to Absolute Values from the Snap pop-up menu. m Control-click the track lane, then choose Snap Automation from the shortcut menu that appears. Automation edits snap to the value chosen in the Snap pop-up menu. Offset automation when Snap Automation is active 1 Choose Automation Snap Offset from the Snap pop-up menu. 2 Adjust the Snap Offset parameter in tick values (can be positive or negative). All automation, on all tracks (or regions containing MIDI Draw automation), is offset by the chosen number of ticks. Chapter 17 Automate mix and effects settings 542 Edit automation in the Automation Event List When Show Advanced Tools is selected in the Advanced preferences pane, you can edit automation in a dedicated Automation Event List window. Open the Automation Event List window m Use the Automation Event List key command. Edit track automation m Edit individual events in position, length, value, and so on. Write track automation with external controllers Logic Pro provides support for a number of dedicated control surfaces that make writing and

editing track automation fast, efficient, and easy. Depending on the facilities available, you can simultaneously write automation for several channels, or multiple plug-in parameters. Any MIDI controller—such as the modulation wheel, or a front panel slider or knob on your MIDI keyboard—can be used to write automation. You can use one such controller for all automation writing duties, or you can assign individual controllers (if available on your MIDI keyboard) to different parameters. The Automation Quick Access feature makes track automation extremely fast and simple if you only have one hardware MIDI controller available—one fader on your MIDI keyboard, or just the modulation wheel, for example. You can use this single hardware controller to automate the currently active automation parameter of the selected track in the main window. Set up Automation Quick Access 1 Choose Logic Pro > Preferences, or press Command-Comma (,), then choose Automation. In the Automation pane, Automation Quick Access is turned off by default. 2 Click the On button in the Automation Quick Access section. A dialog prompts you to assign a controller. 3 Click the Assign button and slowly move the hardware controller that you want to use for Automation Quick Access. Make sure that it’s moved through its entire range. 4 Confirm your selection by clicking the Done button below the Off/On buttons in the Automation Quick Access section. Chapter 17 Automate mix and effects settings 543 The Done button changes into a Learn Message button. Clicking the Learn Message button allows you to assign a new controller for Automation Quick Access. Clicking the Edit button opens the Controller Assignments window, where you can assign the controller manually. See the Logic Pro Control Surfaces Support manual for more information. Once set up, you will have

hardware control over the active automation parameter on the current track. Tip: If you choose the modulation wheel for Automation Quick Access, you might want to switch between using it for Automation Quick Access and normal modulation wheel duties—as MIDI controller 1. This is quickly done using the Toggle Automation Quick Access key command (or pressing Control-Option-Command-A). Use MIDI Draw MIDI Draw works much like track automation, with a couple of key differences. MIDI Draw is restricted to MIDI regions. It uses MIDI controller values, rather than the internal meta events used by the track automation system, which are represented as curves between control points. You can edit control points and curves in a similar way to track automation. You can record MIDI controller events in real time on MIDI tracks, or use MIDI Draw to create and edit controller events in the Tracks area, Piano Roll Editor, and Score Editor. MIDI Draw is only available in the Score Editor when Show Advanced Tools is selected in the Advanced preferences pane. You can also use the Step Editor, which is built specifically for MIDI controller editing, providing more precision and flexibility than the available MIDI Draw options. Turn MIDI Draw on Do one of the following: m In the Tracks area: Choose View > MIDI Draw from the Tracks area menu bar, then choose an event type. m In the Piano Roll or Score Editor: Click the MIDI Draw button. Chapter 17 Automate mix and effects settings 544 A MIDI Draw area is displayed below the editing area. You can choose event types from the MIDI Draw pop-up menu to the left of the MIDI Draw area. Turn MIDI Draw off m Choose View > MIDI Draw > Off from the Tracks area menu bar. Set the MIDI channel

m Choose View > MIDI Draw > Channel from the Tracks area menu bar, then select a channel number. Define other MIDI controllers 1 Choose View > MIDI Draw > Other from the Tracks area menu bar. 2 Select the controller number and the MIDI channel in the MIDI Draw window. Set the MIDI Draw parameters automatically m Choose View > MIDI Draw > Autodefine from the Tracks area menu bar. Autodefine mode sets the MIDI Draw parameters automatically, making the first event in the region visible....